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The sarcasm hung in the air. Kathy Willens, AP Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan fumbles the ball as he is hit by Giants defensive tackle Barry Cofield and defensive end Justin Tuck .

Both teams are 5-4 and arrived there in similar fashion. The Giants won their first five games before losing their next four.

After almost every NFL game, the head coach will make a film reference. He can't help it.

"I got going a little too early," Elam said Monday. "Bottom line is that when the ball was down, I didn't make it.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan tossed his 11th and 12th interceptions of the season, surpassing his 2008 total.

The questions that surfaced with Michael Turner's sluggish start, Turner heard them just fine.

'I saw the commotion, and I had a feeling that he might have had something to do with it,' said Roddy White.

Sunday's Redskins-Falcons game didn't disappoint those of you still reeling from the Fedor fight on CBS Saturday night.

This look says it all: Falcons coach Mike Smith is not a man to be messed with .

Mike Smith has a dangerous throwing arm.Just ask Thomas DeCoud.After a touchdown catch by Washington's Todd Yoder in the corner of the end zone on Sunday, Smith decided to challenge the play.As he ran toward the field, the Falcons coach couldn't find the red challenge flag in his back pocket.

DeAngelo Hall's four-year career ended unceremoniously and with dishonesty, according to the cornerback.

Falcons running back Jason Snelling , who has filled in admirably as a backup, did not practice Thursday.

T Jon Stinchcomb prepped at Parkview HS and was a four-year starter at Georgia from 1999-2003. DE Charles Grant prepped at Miller County HS and starred for the Bulldogs from 1999-2001. Secondary coach Dennis Allen coaching assistant MIke Cerullo , defensive line coach Bill Johnson and quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi served on the Falcons coaching ...

On Sunday, the Falcons left Dallas hammered and beaten. To be precise, a 37-21 beating.

Dallas's 37-21 win on Sunday was the first instance of a complete game in 2009, with offense, defense and special teams playing good, clean football; because of this, one would be hard pressed to identify a single unit as the "most impressive." But given Atlanta 's pedigree with respect to protecting Matt Ryan , the Cowboys ' pass rush must be in ...

Turner-Cowboys connection? Michael Turner has developed into one of the league's top running backs since leaving the San Diego Chargers for the Falcons last season.

It's not the arm, the size or the strength that make an NFL quarterback: It's all of the stuff you can't measure -- liike what's in his head.

Falcons right guard Harvey Dahl's reputation for being a feisty and aggressive blocker is spreading around the league.

Whatever reasons the Atlanta Falcons had for giving up on linebacker Keith Brooking, the Dallas Cowboys are sure glad they did.

Giants DE Justin Tuck , quoted in the Hartford Courant after his team was dismantled 48-27 by the Saints at the Superdome Sunday: "It got to the point where it was almost comical.